M500-2.1.5

Search and rescue - assisting ships and aircraft in distress

M500-2 · Response to Emergencies · M500-2.1 Response to Navigational Emergency

This lesson covers the master's personal legal duty to render assistance to vessels or aircraft in distress, the obligations under SOLAS V/33, coordination with the RCC, use of IAMSAR Volume III, and the practical actions required when a yacht responds to a distress situation.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA Master (Yachts less than 500 GT) oral examination syllabus. Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.